Ive never posted here before but im a
little curious...For the past few months
ive thought my bf was bipolar. He is
really moody and sometimes I feel like I
have to watch what I say around him.
Sometimes he'll fly off the handle at me
for the smallest things and then an hour
later act like nothing happened. I asked
him once awhile back if he was, and he
laughed it off and said no. But I was
talkin to a mutual friend last night who
said that my bf admitted that he was to a
couple of his friends. Yeah I know it
could be just gossip but from how he acts
I wonder sometimes. I really like this
guy but the moodiness is unbarable
sometimes. Plus we need to discuss some
important issues and I feel like sometimes
I dont know when the best time to do that
is cuz im afraid of him being so moody.
Im not gonna force him to tell me if he is
or isnt, im not even gonna bring it up.
But what are the symptoms of being
bipolar?
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river
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 13 Jun 2005 Posts: 7
Posted: 06-14-05 00:13am
Some of the symptoms of someone being
bipolar are mood swings. One minute
they are happy love life and the next
minute they fly off the handle and think
the whole world is crashing down on them.
Some times they will want to be by
themselves in their house for days and not
have any contact with the out side world.
They may loose interest in the things
they once loved to do and simply not want
to do anything. Just want to sleep
until the pain goes away. If your
boyfriend is happy one moment and goes
into a rage the next, there is a very good
chance that there is something wrong with
him and if he is willing, a trip to the
doctors will clear everything up. He is
the one that has to want to go though.
Maybe if you ask him that you are very
concerned about him and that you want
nothing more than to have a great
relationship with him he may consider it.
Living with someone like that is no cup
of tea and perhaps if he is not willing to
help himself, you should consider breaking
it off cause it will only get worse as
time goes on. The more comfortable he
gets with you in a relationship, the more
apt he is to have major mood swings cause
he knows you'll stick around anyways.
It can be very exausting dealing with
someone like that and takes a whole lot of
patients!!!!
Good luck
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shanti1
Experienced User , Rather EHEALTHy
Joined: 20 Dec 2004 Posts: 87
River, Your Post Hit 'home' Posted: 06-25-05 22:48pm
My boyfriend is bipolar, and I feel like I
am putting bipolar in a bad lite
i just have been through heck with my bf ,
I did not understand for so long
i was ignorant to this. I still do not
fully understand why the brain does what
it does,
because one hour things could be
wonderful,simple,"noraml"
just watching leno and then conan laid
back
renting movies, eating popcorn
or we could be at a theme park having
great silly fun
kissing here and there
go hiking enjoying nature, the clouds, the
sunset
and then other moments, of me asking a
teenager a question about a product and my
bf goes off the handle, saying I was
parading around him
i am an adult,and have no interest in this
kid, I was simply asking a question
my bf would create all these outrageous
scenerios, it was unbelievable
he would forget alot of things, he is not
old,
i would be patient, I wish I saw the red
flags eariler, but I had nothing to base
this on, it was all new territority.
He thought I went around in the
neighborhood and was a prostitute
( I never cheated on him)
he would look in my garbage can, he would
look in my purse
once I had a business card with a hotel
name on it
it also happened to have a male name on
it, the manager or assistant manager of
the hotel
and he freaked out!
I had the darn business card, because we
stayed there, and went out to go to the
clubs, drink, and I wanted the address of
the place in case I was too buzzed to
remember it
and I kept the darn card in my purse a
long time, so I could write on the back of
it, if I needed something to write on
quickly
jeez
and the outrageous scenerious would go on
and on
i would call him silly on other things,
because the positives outwayed the
negatives
and then it got worse
and I said, despite all the positive
aspects, this is unhealthy and crazy
and I had to let it go
and now he is filling up my email mailbox
with mean things about me
and he has done far worse things to me
i pray for my safety, and he will just let
me go
i did not lead him on, I told him, we have
no future together
i suppose he is in denial
maybe he never loved me, I was just his
obession or a fantasty
i really fell in love with him though, he
has no money, nothing really to give me,
he was a great person, really romantic and
sweet to me for a long period, he treated
me like a princess for a long while
i was so proud of him, I went back to
school, and he bought me some school
supplies, he got excited with me,buying me
healthy food
to have in the morning, as he told me good
luck on my placement tests
where is this guy, what hapened to him?
It breaks my heart, I feel so sick to my
stomach
his dr, said he has bipolar
i wonder if something more is going on
life is so bitter sweet, :cry:
anyone who read this all, bless your
heart!
I am going through a crisis, the worst
thing ever in my life
thank you for 'listening'
may life be sweet and wonderous to you.
:)
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nichol
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 29 May 2005 Posts: 17
Posted: 07-06-05 00:41am
Hey I was reading your post and it reminds
me of situations with my boyfriend. Even
though hes never told me hes bipolar I
found some depakote pills so im assuming
its true.
The moodiness is very familiar to me. He
hasnt been too accusing but he has made
comments jokingly about me being with
someone else and one night when I missed
his call he called like 10 times in a
little over an hour. When my phone rings
he goes off about it but its ok when his
does late at night...
I feel like our relationship has gone down
hill at times and then other times it
seems perfect. I just never know whether
it will be a day that he likes me or hates
me.
Is there really any good advice on how to
deal with him when he gets in these moods?
I wanna stay with him cuz even though
sometimes I dont know how he feels about
me I love him.
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sundae21
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 17 Oct 2005 Posts: 4 Location: NewZealand
Mood Swings Arnt Only Effecting You Posted: 10-17-05 21:32pm
My partner is bipolar. Yes his moods hurt
but, just think about where his head space
is at to be going through this.....
When ever my boyfriend goes through and
episode I just have to grit my teeth and
bear it because without him id be nothing,
our love is so much stronger than this
condition! If he is on his meds and they
are the right meds for him.... Treating
bipolar is not written in stone it can
take a long time to get the right
treatment, the sideeffects from the drugs
can be horrible, just admitting that this
condition effects them can be harder than
youd ever imagine. So I know that it gets
better. Its not a case of drugging
someone up till it goes away, its the
right doctor, support groups, family
support to treat this condition. He is
the most loving and sensitive partner ive
ever had. I guess it just takes time and
education. If you love them find out more
about it, talk to people who know things
about it....Research it. All I know is it
helped me. Not understaning it makes it
seem so much bigger and badder.
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BPjoe23
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Re: Mood Swings Arnt Only Effecting You Posted: 10-19-05 06:37am
sundae21
wrote:
my partner is bipolar. Yes
his moods hurt but, just think about where
his head space is at to be going through
this.....
When ever my boyfriend goes through and
episode I just have to grit my teeth and
bear it because without him id be nothing,
our love is so much stronger than this
condition! If he is on his meds and they
are the right meds for him.... Treating
bipolar is not written in stone it can
take a long time to get the right
treatment, the sideeffects from the drugs
can be horrible, just admitting that this
condition effects them can be harder than
youd ever imagine. So I know that it
gets better. Its not a case of drugging
someone up till it goes away, its the
right doctor, support groups, family
support to treat this condition. He is
the most loving and sensitive partner ive
ever had. I guess it just takes time and
education. If you love them find out
more about it, talk to people who know
things about it....Research it. All I
know is it helped me. Not understaning
it makes it seem so much bigger and
badder.
right I couldn't of said it better my
self. Us bipolars are not bad you just
have to give us a chance. Also normal
mood swings are not bipolar.
Everyone has mood swings.. How long does
his mood swings last? Is his mood swings
effecting his family life,work, and
friendship?
Why don't you just ask his parents if you
can, or keep a track off when he seems
down and when he seems up and how long
they last.
Everyone has ups and downs.. It depend
on how long the mood swings last .
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taxidermee
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 15 Feb 2006 Posts: 1 Location: south west england
Being Bipolar Can Destroy So Much....... Posted: 02-15-06 19:36pm
Four years ago my fiance fell in love with
a 51 year old woman who is bipolar. For
10 years she had been having an affair
with a local architect and when he finally
told her that it was over it brought on
the depressed part of her cycle. P....
Became more and more drawn to her
helplessness and decided to leave me and
the children. He had known her for years
but it was only now that he was involved
that he found out how destructive
manic-depression was. Her son and
daughter (now 23 and 29) revealed a
childhood of continual abuse. She would
lock her daughter upstairs for days and
her younger brother would have to smuggle
up food. They would regularly be punched
in the face and physically abused and they
got to recognise the cycles. 1.
Depression 2. Increased self-confidence
working up to manic stage.
3.Uncontrollable mania. 4.Going to bed
with anyone willing 5. Getting a pet to
love stage.....Because everybody had been
alienated by now. 5. Depression and
restart of cycle. We are now in the pet
stage. During the manic stage she
attacked p... Twice, nearly removing his
eye with her nails.(no joke), accused him
of rape, screamed obscenities in the
street at other women calling them
b.....S, and repeatedly tells her children
they should have been aborted. She has
to control everything and everyone and
when sex, lies eg: (tells people she is
dying of cancer) all fail she turns very
violent. Pills are no good...She refuses
to take them and the local mental health
team can do nothing without her consent,
so their hands are tied. P... Has had
to face the fact that the relationship she
promised him never existed, her children
have been forced to disown her and the
biggest tragedy of all.......She knows she
is bipolar.